Liver function tests, prothrombin time, and Pugh's score of study patients on the day of in vivo hepatic 31P MRS examination
| Patient group | Plasma alanine transaminase (u/l) (5–40)1-3 | Plasma alkaline phosphatase (u/l) (35–130)1-3 |
Plasma bilirubin (mmol/l) (5–17)1-3 |
Plasma albumin (g/l) (35–50)1-3 |
Prothrombin time (s) (12–14)1-3 | Pugh score (5–15) |
| Compensated cirrhosis (n=5)1-1 | 55 (32–76) | 233 (82–319) | 24 (7–71) | 41 (39–43) | 13.5 (12–15) | 6 (5–7) |
| Decompensated cirrhosis (n=5)1-2 | 72 (30–155) | 205 (110–515) | 158 (27–367) | 33 (28–40) | 18.5 (16–19) | 10 (9–11) |